Te Tāhūhū or the main ridge pole of the wharenui represents the kaupapa (topic) of your talk;

Ngā heke or ribs are the strands that you weave into a coherent and cohesive speech;

He poupou or ancestral figures that adorn the walls of the meeting house gaze upon you with a proud heart and support you during your talk; and

Te papa or the threshold of the house in which you stand upon and, in particular, your own wharenui gives you the right to speak. If you are in a different area of the motu, but an ancestor is represented in that house and/or you can whakapapa to that people the same right can be applied.

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